Kyiv, April 21th. Oleh Malskyy, Partner, head of corporate and M&A practice, spoke at 2-nd All-Ukrainian infrastructure forum, on the panel discussion, devoted to the global trends in infrastructure, as well as strategies of attraction European investors to Ukraine. The panel also included following participants: Alexandr Dolgov, Partner, Head of Energy, Infrastructure and PPP Practice in CIS and countries of the region, Hogan Lovells; Agnieszka Gayevskaya, Partner, PwC; Alexander Yanenko, Chief Engineer, Transport Infrastructure Design Institute; Dmitry Krishchenko, Infrastructure and Natural Resources Department, IFC, World Bank Group etc.
The Forum was organized by A7 CONFERENCES, under the patronage of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine.
Oleh Malskyy noted the following: “Any investment in infrastructure is a triangle. The state provides a basis (roads, land, airports), there is an operator (contractor) – one who deals with infrastructure as a business. The financial structure, the bank, that must determine whether it’s a business or a social project? If this is a business, it must be profitable… “
More than 300 representatives of the top management of international companies, representatives of state bodies and international organizations, domestic and foreign companies (from 20 countries), foreign investors, as well as media representatives took part in the Forum. The key themes of the conference were: the common strategy of government and business in the development of infrastructure industries, main reforms, achievements, innovations of the sector.
